Employee Supervision

[a] developmental process designed to support and enhance an individual's acquisition of the motivation, autonomy, self-awareness, and skills necessary to effectively accomplish the job at hand.

• Professional Development

• Milestones

• Employee Supervision

• Micromanagement

You are the manager of sixteen employees, each making $800 per week. Unfortunately, your boss has told you that you must reduce your payroll by $124,800 for the next year. How many jobs do you need to cut? (Assume employees are paid 52 weeks per year)

• 5 employees

• 1 employee

• 3 employees

• none of the above

Which of the following reasons is a reason you can fire somebody?

• Being a whistleblower

• Age

• Doing the job incorrectly

• Going on maternity leave

Which of the following is one way NOT to ensure the best for your company and employees?

• Performance reviews

• Micromanagment

• Strategic planning sessions

• Active listening

A negative form of management in which the manager is directly involved in making the multitude of small decisions that lead to a desired outcome.

• Micromanagment

• Employee goals

• Performance review

• Employee milestones

The process by which two people (manager and employee) intently listen to each other and repeat back what they heard, clarifying any miscommunication.

• Performance review

• Strategic planning sessions

• Professional development

• Active listening

You have two employees who report directly to you. One is making $46,000/year and the second is making $34,000/year. You feel the second employee has done outstanding work, and you want to give her a $4,000/year raise. The company has limited you to a total increase in payroll of 6% for next year. How much of a raise can you afford to give to the first employee if you give the second employee a $4,000/year raise?

• $100

• $800

• $400

• $1000

A formal process in which a manager provides feedback on an employee's performance, suggesting both ways to improve and recognizing recent achievements

• Employee milestones

• Performance review

• Strategic planning session

• Professional development